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Letting Intuition Take Over

Posted on April 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

I’m not sure if I’ve been mentioning this on the blog but my nightly snack habit has resurfaced. I try to limit it to fruit or some cereal but I know that sometimes I eat more than I should. Yesterday morning it appeared like that habit caught up with me and my body was ready to show me who was boss. (I’m going to give you meal times to give you the complete picture!)

I woke up at my usual time and got ready for the day. I packed my breakfast to eat at work when my stomach was telling me that it wasn’t ready for a meal yet. I had a few nibbles here or there but nothing I would classify as major.

Staying in touch with my stomach, I drank some water and coffee and headed off to my meeting, breakfast in town just in case. It wasn’t until 10:15am that my stomach finally started rumbling letting me know it was ready to eat. Enter Bob’s Red Mill Mighty Tasty GF Hot Cereal (my usual BRM love) in a Jar! Cooked in half water, half almond milk, I added in blueberries, a bit of maple syrup, and almond slices on top for a delicious meal!

Despite not being hungry I took my lunch break to enjoy the sunshine. These gorgeous flowers captured my eye and reminded me that spring is finally, finally here!

Around 2:30pm I was hungry for lunch. I had a favorite salad combo as of late – spinach and romaine, black beans, roasted carrots and asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes, and a sprinkle of cheese, all topped with Annie’s Green Garlic dressing.

Snack time came around 4:45 – half of a Yoplait key lime yogurt, 1/2c grapes, and some peanut butter.

I hit the gym after work to give my new sneakers a test run. They felt great during my elliptical. However, I think that taking a long lunch walk tired me out before I even got started. I wrapped up after just under 30 minutes and spent a good deal of time stretching.

I was hungry by the time I got home around 7:15 and made use of the final piece of bread in my apartment – an Udi’s whole grain hamburger bun! Review to come. I toasted it up and topped it with spinach, red pepper spread, sriracha, an egg, and a slice of lite cheddar cheese. I had the final 1/4c of baked beans on the side.

Dessert was around 9 – raspberries and blueberries (plus half a pear) topped with cinnamon, a few chia seeds, a pinch of crispy rice cereal, and peanut butter.

I was excited when I woke up this morning and was hungry! I feel back on track and in control which is a wonderful feeling. I think yesterday was my body reminding me it’s time for spring and summer eating / foods and I was happy to listen!

I had “oats” in a jar, this time with the last 1/2T of peanut butter and the same toppings as yesterday. I also had an egg white on the side.

Here’s to Friday even if it includes a lot of Passover cleaning and packing for my trip tomorrow!

Does your body ever say “enough” and demand a break from food?

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Clean and Simple

Posted on November 15, 2010
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Happy Monday friends. One down, 4 to go I realized today that I have just 8 more days before departing for my Thanksgiving holiday and I am getting pretty excited! On top of that, it was a gorgeous fall day … Continue reading →

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Extra Time?

Posted on September 25, 2010 | 1 Comment

After celebrating a holiday that was both spiritually and physically demanding for half of last weekend, it was so nice to get an extra day to be productive. Especially when Someone’s to-do list spans a couple of pages!

The productivity actually started yesterday for me though so I’m going to rewind just a bit. I packed breakfast to eat at the office to ensure that I could get as much done as possible. I had PB&J hot cereal with the usual mix (1/4c BRM hot cereal and kasha, 1/4c almond milk, 1/2c water, cinnamon, splash of vanilla, 1/2T chia seeds, 1t TJ’s berry jam and 1/2T peanut butter).

To continue the streak I somehow “found” more extra time working while eating lunch. I had a salad with spinach, carrot, and a few almond slivers topped with Amy’s Italian dressing plus the last serving of black bean soup (that’s not frozen) mixed with even more spinach. I put the last couple of Food Should Taste Goods on top crumbled. I instead used lunch to pick up some essentials at Trader Joe’s.

My stomach rumbled a few hours later so I picked up a filling snack on campus – 2 pc veggie sushi plus brown rice and black beans. I think lunch lacked good staying power.

I got home, inhaled a peach, and ran down to the laundry room to get that “to-do” out of the way. Mid-way through washing and drying I decided I would be treating myself to dinner out and called in an order at my favorite Thai restaurant. I placed my order and then realized I only had a small window to pick it up before laundry was done and needed to be taken upstairs. Enter – the quick workout! I ran the .3 miles each way guaranteeing I made it back home with enough time :)

Dinner was a side salad of greens plus 1.5 bowls of Pad See Eew with chicken. I had them cook it with less oil but it was still too saucy so I soaked up some of the extra. My tummy doesn’t like all that oil!

Dessert was cinnamon toast and then I called it a night after catching up on some TV show pilots I missed this week.

Sleeping in never felt as good as it did this morning! I felt ready and raring to go when my eyes opened. I whipped up an egg white sandwich on Udi’s whole grain bread with spinach, red pepper spread, and ~1/2T of parmesan cheese with a side of some defrosted frozen berries.


I took care of more to-dos and then set off with the goal of getting the last few items I needed to complete my apartment face lift. I am not 100% done but rather 85%. The improvements I made today were a big jump up: new comforter and new couch pillows! All that’s left are things to hang on the wall and a throw blanket or two.


For lunch I was craving hummus and pizza. I took a risk and experimented a bit with my usual pizza recipe. It’s just like a wrap but hot and crispy, right? First I toasted a defrosted brown rice tortilla until it was golden and crisp. Then I spread ~1.5T tomato paste on top and added some spinach and bell pepper slices. I toasted that up for about 5-7 minutes to let everything set. Then I removed the pizza, spread ~1T red pepper hummus on top and added some red pepper spread at the last minute.


This rocked and I am excited to make another one soon!

I snacked on a honey crisp apple with a bit of nut butter for dessert and then tried to watch the Longhorn game. I gave up around halftime (~6pm) and left for a power walk and errand. I walked with the couple of things I needed to return and then ran / walk back as the sun was setting. Exercise and another task completed – score!

It took a while for me to get hungry but when I did I struggled to decide on what I wanted. I had a serving of whole grain gluten free pasta cooked that I wanted to use but was craving stir fry. I ended up picking out the broccoli and chicken from last night’s leftovers, adding more frozen broccoli, peas, garlic, soy sauce, and crushed red pepper, and making the leftovers seem just a tad healthier than last night. It was delicious!

Now I’m relaxing a bit before going out. I haven’t been out in a while but I think it’ll help me continue to feel like my old, productive self that gets a lot done in a day.

Gnight!

Do you like redecorating? What do you always leave for last? Have you ever health-ified restaurant leftovers?

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Walkin on Sunshine

Posted on September 23, 2010 | Leave a comment

I have to confess that I love the 90 degree temps that are gracing DC this week. As a result I’m in a great mood and looking for excuses to spend time outside; it’s quite a stark contrast to the hibernating I tend to do one the temps turn cooler!

This morning I packed breakfast to bring with me. We had an all staff meeting with breakfast served beforehand so I planned to also have a serving of fruit with my egg sandwich. 2 slices of Udi’s whole grain bread, spinach, hot sauce, 1 egg white. I was really tempted to add jam but chickened out (pun unintended) at the last minute!

Because of said meeting the rest of my morning flew by and before I knew it I was hungry for lunch. That sandwich and fruit definitely didn’t hold me over as well as a bowl of hot cereal. I had a salad with romaine, spinach, carrot, my last almond cracker, a drop of hummus, black bean soup (like dip), and a drop of cheddar. I also had ~1/4c brown rice with ~1/4c kidney beans, peas, and okra with some BBQ and hot sauce. Time to eat up leftovers in my fridge!

My afternoon snack was a peach with 1/3c Crunch Maple Sunrise with a light drizzle of peanut butter.

I made a last-minute plan to meet Suzy for a bit of shopping downtown and decided to do a bit of exploring on my way to the store. I strolled through Lafayette Square and took in the sights. Summer is still holding on!

I wound up at the White House farmers market and fell in love with these decorative squash!

I decided on a quick fro-yo while waiting for Suze which ended up being a great decision because shopping lasted almost 3 hours and I was so hangry by the end I metroed home instead of walking like I usually would.

Enter the quickest dinner ever: leftover steamed veggies bulked up with more frozen spinach and broccoli, tamari, a spoonful of black beans, and the half serving of soup from last night that I didn’t eat. Plus an English muffin – half with hot sauce and cheese, half with Earth Balance as dessert while watching Grey’s.

Sorry for the quick and rambling post – it was a long but GREAT day and I’m beyond ready to sleep!

Do you tend to do spur-of-the-moment things during the week? Is it still warm where you are or has fall officially arrived?

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